A still from 'The Seven Samurai'

Toshiro Mifune, second from left, and six other actors are shown in this scene from Akira Kurosawa's 1954 epic 'The Seven Samurai.' The internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Kurosawa died Sept. 6 at the age of 88. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Toshiro Mifune, second from left, and six other actors are shown in this scene from Akira Kurosawa's 1954 epic 'The Seven Samurai.' The internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Kurosawa died Sept. 6 at the age of 88. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Toshiro Mifune, second from left, and six other actors are shown in this scene from Akira Kurosawa's 1954 epic 'The Seven Samurai.' The internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Kurosawa died Sept. 6 at the age of 88. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)